[MitchellO]

Originally Posted by Paragon

Yup. And I'll bet their marketing, research, and test groups verified the same thing so they scrapped it.

Dave

I never understood how they expected that for any serious PPC user this could be an option?? I mean, you pop that SIP up on the screen, and you have maybe 20 pixels of viewing for the application behind it.

It they build a regular PPC Phone like the Jamin and crammed 4GB Flash into that, they would be gone in a "flash"

[MitchellO]

Originally Posted by Paragon

Yup. And I'll bet their marketing, research, and test groups verified the same thing so they scrapped it.

Dave

I never understood how they expected that for any serious PPC user this could be an option?? I mean, you pop that SIP up on the screen, and you have maybe 20 pixels of viewing for the application behind it.

It they build a regular PPC Phone like the Jamin and crammed 4GB Flash into that, they would be gone in a "flash"

[MitchellO]

Ok, maybe a little more than 20pixels, but still.....



And yes, I made that shocking screensh1t in about 2 seconds

[Jason Dunn]

One reason why 240 x 240 seems so small is that the Pocket PC user interface is SO DAMN BIG. You can shrink the text, but not the toolbars and other elements...that has always bugged me. :?

[Paragon]

Big is good. I like big. Finger friendly....no stylus needed

[Paragon]

Originally Posted by MitchellO

Ok, maybe a little more than 20pixels, but still.....



And yes, I made that shocking screensh1t in about 2 seconds

Agreed. 240x240 just doesn't offer enough real estate to be functional in many cases.

Dave

[MitchellO]

Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

One reason why 240 x 240 seems so small is that the Pocket PC user interface is SO DAMN BIG. You can shrink the text, but not the toolbars and other elements...that has always bugged me. :?

Exactly. I like the PPC UI, but as you said screen elements like the taskbar and menu bar are just too large. Palm OS got both those areas right.

[hydrashok]

Now that we're on screen-size...

Why is it that no manufacturer (especially HTC) has announced a 3.5 inch and upwards PPC-PE device for the coming months? Everybody seems stuck on 2.5 inches (VGA or otherwise) or 240x240. HTC's roadmap (2 days back?) at bengalboy lists only 2.5 inch screen devices.

I'm getting bored with my O2 XDA IIi, and it looks like the only device I can upgrade to (with a BIG screen) is the JASJAR. No keboardless (or uh... un-transformer) device seems to be coming up anytime soon.

Does anybody know of any HTC or other devices coming up with EDGE, 3G, and a big screen (3.5 & up), VGA or otherwise?

[MitchellO]

Is their any particular reason that you want the larger device? I mean the new o2 Atom Exec has everything that your IIi has except its much smaller.

[hydrashok]

Yep. A large screen is really important for me. I spend a lot of time browsing on my PPC. I watch a lot of movies on it too. A big screen really makes a whole lot of difference. In fact, outside work, these two are the things I do most frequently with my PPC.

And yes, the XDA Atom is a real pocket rocket of sorts. If I had to switch to a smaller device [over my dead body :-)], the XDA Atom would be what I'd take.

Frankly, the only 2 things I find lacking in my device (for my kind of use) are EDGE & VGA resolution. And 3G (when 3G comes to India - in a year ughhhh).

[MitchellO]

Originally Posted by hydrashok

Frankly, the only 2 things I find lacking in my device (for my kind of use) are EDGE & VGA resolution. And 3G (when 3G comes to India - in a year ughhhh).

For 3G all I can say to you is the JasJar